Apparel garment



Nov. 16,1937 R. w. BISSELL APPAREL GARMENT Filed April 25, 1936 INVENTOR RAYMOND W B/SSELL ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 1937' APPAREL GARMENT Raymond W. Bissell, Milford, Conn., assignmto The Strouse Adler Company, New Haven,

Conn., a. corporation of Connecticut Application April 25, 1936, Serial No. 76,315

8 Claims.

This invention relates to an apparel garment such as a corset, girdle, or combination garment adapted to encircle the hips.

' An object is the provision of a garment of this type, providing a distinctly effective restraining control over the back portion of the body while at the same time ensuring bending freedom, preventing riding up invarious positions of the wearer, and avoiding undue strains upon garters and stockings.

= These results I accomplish by a garment construction including elastic and non-elastic portions interrelated in a novel and effective manner. The invention further provides for the attainment of the foregoing advantages with a minimum amount of elasticfabric. It enables, moreover, the utilization of a non-elastic rear panel,

w with the production of a desirable and positive tiattening effect upon-the posterior portions of go thewearer, without sacrifice of freedom of bodily movement or of the other advantageous features above noted.

Further objects and advantages will be pointed out hereinafter and will be apparent from a consideration of one embodiment of the invention, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a garment viewed from the back,

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the major part of the same garment looking at the front, and

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a portion of the back of a similar garment but illustrating a modification.

The garment of Figs. 1 and 2 comprises a back panel ill, front panel ll, and two side panels l2, it. The garment preferably extends downwardly from substantially the waist-line'region of the wearer to such an extent that its lower edge 9 lies below the hips, although it is tobe understood that the garment may be combinedwith a brassiere or adapted in some other combination to extend around the body of the wearer above the waist.

The rear panel In is of non-elastic fabric and provides a positive restraining and flattening ac.- tion upon the posterior portions of the wearer. The side panels l2, l3 are made of one-way stretch material including elastic yarn so arranged that the material is capable of stretching crosswise or generally horizontally of the wearer but not in an up and down or generally vertical direction. The front panel H preferably is of non-elastic material and tapers inwardly from top to bottom. The side panels are stitched or 55: otherwise attached along their edges l4, l5 to.

corresponding edges of the rear panel l0, and along their edges l6, I! to the edges of the front panel II. a

The rear panel I!) is cut away at its lower side portionsto provide the downwardly and inwardly inclined edges 18, I9 i. e., edges inclined downwardly and toward the center line of the back portion of the garment, while the lower portions of the side panels l2, l3 are similarly cut away to provide the downwardly and outwardly inclined edges 20, 2I-, respectively.

Between the respective pairs of edges l8 and 20, and I9 and 2|, there are inserted in the lower rear portion of the garment triangular gores 22, 23. These gores are of one-way stretch material including-elastic yarn so arranged that the material is capable of stretching up and down or in a generally vertical direction. Said gores may be attached in any suitable Way, as by stitching, to the corresponding adjacent edges of the side and rear panels. Rear garters 24, are attached to said gores as shown.

The front panel may include a gore or insert 26 of one-way stretch elastic material arranged to stretch horizontally. The front garters 21, 28 may be attached to the front panel on each side of said gore 26.

Bones 29, 30 may be inserted in suitable pockets in the front panel, if desired, to provide additional confining action at the front of the wearer.

The provision of the substantially non-elastic rear panel in combination with the horizontally elastic side panels and vertically elastic rear gores 22, 23 above described provides a desirable flattening and confining action upon the posterior portions of the wearer while enabling free bodily movement. The vertical 'stretchability of the gores 22, 23, provides a considerable flexing capacity in the rear of the garment which enables the garment to be firmly anchored to the figure in all positions and prevents the creeping or riding up which would otherwise occur. The elastic webbing of the garters 24, 25 in combination with the vertical elasticity of the gores, creates a particularly advantageous flexibility of garter action, obviating the imparting of undue strains to the garters and stockings.

It may be additionally observed that by virtue of the non-elastic material of the rear panel, an effective medium is provided wherein bones (such 50 as those shown at 29, 30) may be inserted in suitable pockets to secure further flattening or restraining control at the back. On the other hand, these bones may be omitted where such additional control is not required. The provi- 55 made of atwo-way stretch fabric, e. g.'contains ings and garters.

with the'vertically-stretchable goresthus results in a type of construction readily adaptable to any figure type, with the attainment of the required confining action at the rear, while insuring comwhich fastener, when opened, allows the garment to bev easily pulled over the hips. A piece of soft material 32 may be stitched to, the inside of the side section I3 to protect the wearer against the metal of said fastener. If desired, a strip 33, provided with a hook and eye fastener and at-.

tached atone end to front panel l l may be also employed to relieve the zipper 3| from some of the strain. Y v

Various modifications may be made within the scope of my invention. For example the zipper 3| maybe extended to the full length of the garment, to provide a garment of the wrap-around type or any other suitable fastening means may be employed. If desired, the gores may bemade. of two-way stretch-fabric without sacrificing the I advantages of the garment, although the costof manufacture may be thereby increased. An exa part of the lower portion of the back of a garment. The back panel Ilia and side panel i2a of this garment are identical with the panels I0 and I2 "of Figs. 1 and 2, andin all other respects this garment may be assumed to be like the garment of the preceding figures except that thegore 23a (and likewise the corresponding gore at the opposite side-of the rear panel) is both" horizontally-extending and f vertically-extending elastic threads. The gores of these garments may be of any suitable shape. and size.

The terms and expressions which I have employed are used as terms of description and not of limitation, and I have no intention, in the use of such terms and expressions, of excluding any equivalents of the features shown and described or portions thereof, but recognize that various modifications are possible within .t -.-a scope of the invention claimed.

I claim: I

1. A. garment of the class described having in its back portion material substantially nonelastic in at least the vertical direction extending from the lower edge of the garment upwardly at both sides of the centerline of the back to restrain posterior portions of the wearer and the non-elastic in at least the vertical direction and side boundaries of which material, at at least its lower part, extend downwardly and toward the centerline of the back of the garment, and

also having in its back portion, at each side of said vertically-non-elastic material, material that is elastic in at least the vertical direction and that is connected to the adjacent boundary of said substantially non-elastic material, at least at the lower part of the latter, so that verticallyelastic material is located between said substantially non-elastic material and the lower edge of the garment.

2. A garment of the class described having in its back portion a panel of material substantially that extends from the lower edge of the garment upwardlyvto restrain posterior portions of the wearer and the side edges of which, at at least 7 I 42,09 ,0 9 sion of the non-elastic backpanelin' combination itslower part-,extend downwardly and toward the centerlineof the back of thegarment, and, at eachside of said vertically-non-elastic panel, a panel of material that is elastic 'in'at least the vertical direction and that is attached to the adjacent edge of said substantially non-elastic .panel, at least at the lower part of the latter, so

that vertically-elasticmaterial is located between said substantially non-elastic panel and the lower edge of the garment.

3. A garment oftheclass described having a central back section substantially non-elastic in the vertical direction and extending substantially from at least the waist to the lower edge of the garment, and the side edges of which, at least at its lower part, extend downwardly and toward the centerline of the back of the garment, and elastic material at each side of said back section extending substantially from the waist to the lower edge of the garment and attached to the adjacent edge of the back section, thereby portions'of said elastic materials being located be-' tween said back section and the lower edge of the garment as well as at both sides of said back section said elastic materials being elastic in at least the horizontal direction adjacent the waist and being elastic in at least the vertical direction 7 in portions thereof between said back section and I the lower-edge of the garment. ample of this is shownin Fig.3 which illustrates" 4.-The subject matter of claim 1 in combination with base supporters attached to those parts of the back portion which are elastic in the vertical direction. i 5. A garment of the class described comprising a rear panel of substantially non-elastic fabric iiv extending substantially from at least the waist to,

the lower edge of the garment and the side edges '1 of which, at at least; its lower part, are inclined downwardly and inwardly toward thecenterline I of the garment, side panels of elastic fabric arranged to stretch onlyin 'a substantially horizontal directiomand gores of elastic fabric between the inclined edges of the lower portions of said rear panel and the lower edge/of the garment,

the fabric'of said gores stretching ina substantially vertical direction.

. 6. A garment of the class described comprising a rear panel of substantially non-elastic fabric extending substantially from at least the waist to the lower edge of the garment and the side edges of which, at at least its lower part, are inclined downwardly and inwardly toward the cenrline of the garment, side panels of elastic uric arranged to stretch only in a substantially .:.orizontal direction, gores of elastic fabric between the inclined edges of the lower portions of said rear panel and thelower edge of thegarment, the fabric of said gores stretching in a substantially vertical direction, and hose supporters attached to said gores.

7. A garment of the class described including a rear panel of substantially inelastic material extending substantially from at least the waist to the lower edge of the garment and the side edges of which, at at least its lower part, are inclined downwardly and inwardly toward the centerline of the garment, and gores of vertically stretchfable elastic material attached to said rear panel by the fact that said vertically elastic material is elastic substantially horizontally also.

, RAYMOND W. BI$SELL. 

